Autumn Xi is an ancient poem describing the scenery in early autumn. The following will introduce the content of this poem, and explain the beginning of autumn season and the extended content related to autumn.
Autumn Night is a seven-character poem written by Du Mu, a writer in the Tang Dynasty. By describing the scene of beginning of autumn, people's thoughts and feelings about autumn are expressed.
The following is the poem Autumn Evening and its analysis:
In the autumn night, candlelight reflected the screen, and Fan slapped the fireflies with his hand.
The stone steps at night are as cold as cold water, sitting and staring at the cowherd and the weaver girl.
Silver candle Qiu Guang cold painting screen:
It depicts the bright lights of silver candles in autumn night, giving people a cool and quiet feeling. At the same time, with the help of the metaphor of "painting screen", the author combines natural scenery with artistic scenes to make poetry more profound.
Luo slapped the firefly with a small fan:
It depicts fireflies flying on a summer night. Here, a small fan can be understood as people brushing yarn at night to escape the heat and enjoying the cool mood in summer.
Day and night are as cool as water;
It depicts the autumn sky, suggesting the gradual decrease of temperature after beginning of autumn. The metaphor of cool night like water makes people feel cool and quiet in autumn.
Lie down and watch the morning glory and Vega:
Petunia and Weaver Girl are two lovers in China's legend. Representing Vega and Cowherd on both sides of Tianhe respectively. According to China folklore, two lovers can only meet on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month, and the rest of the time are separated by the Tianhe River. The description here refers to lying quietly in bed on autumn night, looking up at morning glory and Vega, which means people miss their hometown, relatives and lovers on autumn night.
Autumn begins:
Beginning of autumn is one of the twenty-four solar terms, which marks the change of seasons, usually on August 7th or 8th of the Gregorian calendar. In beginning of autumn season, the temperature begins to drop gradually, the heat decreases during the day, and it becomes cool at night, so people can feel the breath of autumn.
Autumn scenery:
Autumn is a harvest season, and the golden rice and ripe fruits in the field give people a feeling of abundance. The autumn scenery is colorful, red leaves fall, osmanthus fragrance, and autumn chrysanthemums are in full bloom.
The image of autumn:
Autumn is often used as an image in poetry, meaning harvest, maturity, bumper harvest and aging. In China culture, autumn is also associated with feelings such as worry and parting, which represents the cycle of people's years and limited life.
Autumn Cultural Festival:
After beginning of autumn, there are many traditional festivals related to autumn, such as Mid-Autumn Festival and Double Ninth Festival. The Mid-Autumn Festival is on the fifteenth day of the eighth lunar month. People will hold customs such as enjoying the moon and eating moon cakes to express their expectations for reunion and harvest. The Double Ninth Festival is the ninth day of the ninth lunar month. People will climb mountains, worship their ancestors and enjoy dogwood, so as to foster strengths and avoid weaknesses and pray for health and longevity.
To sum up, the poem "Autumn Night" depicts the scene of beginning of autumn season, and shows people's yearning for autumn through delicate descriptions and metaphors. Beginning of autumn is not only a solar term, but also an experience of people's understanding of seasonal changes and life. At the same time, autumn also covers rich images and harvest, landscape changes, cultural festivals and other related content.